List of Emirati records in swimming

The UAE Records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer from the United Arab Emirates. These records are kept by the UAE Swimming Federation.

The federation maintains records for both long course (50m) ^[1] and short course (25m) ^[2] competition, for males, in the following events:

• freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500;
• backstroke: 50, 100 and 200;
• breastroke: 50, 100 and 200;
• butterfly: 50, 100 and 200;
• individual medley (or "IM"): 100 (25m only), 200 and 400;
• relays: 4×100 free, 4×200 free, and 4×100 medley

Long course (50m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.16	h	Yousuf Al-Matrooshi	United Arab Emirates	21 June 2024	Sette Colli Trophy	Rome, Italy	[3]
100m freestyle	50.39	h	Yousuf Al-Matrooshi	United Arab Emirates	30 July 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[4]
200m freestyle	1:51.33	h	Rohayem Tolba	Hamilton Aquatics Dubai	14 February 2025	Dubai Open Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400m freestyle	3:57.36		Rohayem Tolba	Hamilton Aquatics Dubai	15 February 2025	Dubai Open Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
800m freestyle	8:14.11		Rohayem Tolba	Hamilton Aquatics Dubai	16 February 2025	Dubai Open Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1500m freestyle	16:22.61		Rohayem Tolba	Hamilton Aquatics Dubai	8 March 2024	Emirates Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[5]
50m backstroke	26.83		Yaaqoub Al-Saadi	United Arab Emirates	5 April 2016	3rd Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[6]
100m backstroke	59.33		Yaaqoub Al-Saadi	United Arab Emirates	7 April 2016	3rd Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[7]
200m backstroke	2:14.03		Yaaqoub Al-Saadi	United Arab Emirates	4 April 2016	3rd Arab Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[8]
50m breaststroke	28.79		Mubarak Al-Besher	United Arab Emirates	26 April 2014	Dubai International Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[9]
100m breaststroke	1:04.17		Mubarak Salem	United Arab Emirates	28 October 2013	GCC Championships	Muscat, Oman
200m breaststroke	2:26.28		Mubarak Al-Besher	Al Wasl	21 October 2011	GCC Games	Isa Town, Bahrain	[10]
50m butterfly	25.47		Mohammed Al-Ghaferi	Al Ain	25 November 2011	UAE President Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[11]
100m butterfly	56.52		Salem Ghalib	United Arab Emirates	6 July 2023	Pan Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[12]
200m butterfly	2:06.97		Salem Ghalib	United Arab Emirates	17 May 2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	[13]
200m individual medley	2:11.32		Salem Ghalib	United Arab Emirates	19 May 2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	[14]
400m individual medley	4:45.29		Rohayem Tolba	Hamilton Aquatics Dubai	25 June 2023	Hamilton Aquatics Summer Sizzler	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[15]
4×100m  freestyle relay	3:34.57			United Arab Emirates	2004
4×200m  freestyle relay	8:07.89	h	Mohammed Al-Ghaferi  (2:00.57) Ali Al-Kaabi  (2:02.70) Mubarak Al-Besher  (2:04.63) Obaid Al-Jasmi  (1:59.99)	United Arab Emirates	31 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[16]
4×100m  medley relay	3:57.49		Mohammed Al-Ghaferi  (59.87) Mubarak Al-Besher  (1:05.47) Obaid Al-Jasmi  (56.89) Ahmed Al-Jahouri  (55.26)	United Arab Emirates	20 October 2011	GCC Games	Isa Town, Bahrain	[17]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by UAE Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;sf – semifinal;r – relay 1st leg;rh – relay heat 1st leg;b – B final;† – en route to final mark;tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	30.66	h	Mahra Alshehhi	United Arab Emirates	28 September 2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	[18]
100 m freestyle	1:05.77	h	Mahra Alshehhi	United Arab Emirates	26 September 2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	[19]
200 m freestyle	2:17.37	h	Mahra Alshehhi	United Arab Emirates	6 April 2024	Arena Grand Prix Puchar Polski	Warsaw, Poland	[ citation needed ]
400 m freestyle	4:55.46	h	Mahra Alshehhi	United Arab Emirates	26 September 2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	[20]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	31.67		Judy Mohtadi	High Performance Swimming Club	2 April 2015	12th Arab Age Group Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[21]
100 m backstroke	1:35.83	h	Nada Al-Bedwawi	United Arab Emirates	3 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[22]
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	32.05	†	Mira Al-Shehhi	United Arab Emirates	15 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[23]
100 m butterfly	1:08.71		Mira AlShehhi	United Arab Emirates	6 April 2024	Arena Grand Prix Puchar Polski	Warsaw, Poland	[ citation needed ]
200 m butterfly	2:38.48		Mira Al-Shehhi	United Arab Emirates	15 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[24]
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by UAE Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;sf – semifinal;r – relay 1st leg;rh – relay heat 1st leg;b – B final;† – en route to final mark;tt – time trial

Short course (25m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.04	h	Khaled Aldabous	United Arab Emirates	5 October 2016	World Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[25]
100m freestyle	49.11		Yousuf Al-Matrooshi	United Arab Emirates	27 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
200m freestyle	1:47.68		Rohayem Tolba	Hamilton Aquatics Dubai	7 December 2024	Hamilton Aquatics Winter Wonder	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[26]
400m freestyle	3:50.80		Rohayem Tolba	Hamilton Aquatics Dubai	20 October 2024	Hamilton Aquatics Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[27]
800m freestyle	8:15.29		Rohayem Tolba	Hamilton Aquatics Dubai	21 October 2023	Hamilton Aquatics Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[28]
1500m freestyle	17:20.43		Majid Mohamed Al Hammadi	UAE	February 2009	GCC Championships	Doha, Qatar
50m backstroke	26.33	h	Mohammed Al Ghaferi	UAE	17 December 2010	Short Course Worlds	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[29]
100m backstroke	58.04	rh	Mohammed Al Ghaferi	UAE	19 December 2010	Short Course Worlds	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[30]
200m backstroke	2:08.86	h	Yaaqoub Alsaadi	UAE	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[31]
50m breaststroke	28.37		Mubarak Al-Besher	UAE	4 February 2015	GCC Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m breaststroke	1:01.66		Mubarak Al-Besher	UAE	5 February 2015	GCC Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m breaststroke	2:22.33	h	Mubarak Al Besher	UAE	December 17, 2010	Short Course Worlds	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[32]
50m butterfly	24.72	h, †	Yousuf Al-Matrooshi	United Arab Emirates	17 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[33]
100m butterfly	53.53		Yousuf Al-Matrooshi	United Arab Emirates	24 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
200m butterfly	2:03.91		Yousuf Al-Matrooshi	United Arab Emirates	26 October 2021	Arab Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley	57.11		Obaid Ahmed Al-Gesma	UAE	6 March 2011	GCC Championships	Qatar
200m individual medley	2:05.70		Obaid Ahmed Al-Gesma	UAE	20 February 2009	GCC Championships	Doha, Qatar
400m individual medley	4:31.07		Rohayem Tolba	Hamilton Aquatics Dubai	19 October 2024	Hamilton Aquatics Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[34]
4x50m  freestyle relay	1:36.48	h	Ali Saeed Alkaabi  (25.05) Obaid Ahmed Aljasmi Mubarak Al Besher Mohamed Jasim Shafee	UAE	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[35]
4x100m  freestyle relay	3:31.19			UAE	February 2008	GCC Championships
4x200m  freestyle relay	8:03.02	h	Obaid Al Jasmi  (1:57.74) Mubarak Al Besher  (2:01.00) Ali Al Kaabi  (2:00.70) Faisal Al Jasmi  (2:03.58)	UAE	December 16, 2010	Short Course Worlds	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[36]
4x50m  medley relay	1:46.11	h	Ali Saeed Al-Kaabi  (27.69) Mubarak Al-Besher ObaidAhmed Al-Jasmi Mohamed Jasim Shafee	UAE	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[37]
4x100m  medley relay	3:51.83	h	Mohammed Al Ghaferi  (58.04) Mubarak Al Besher  (1:03.56) Bakheet Al Jasmi  (57.98) Obaid Al Jasmi  (52.25)	UAE	December 19, 2010	Short Course Worlds	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[30]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by UAE Swimming Federation;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;sf – semifinal;r – relay 1st leg;rh – relay heat 1st leg;b – B final;† – en route to final mark;tt – time trial

References

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External links

• UAE Swimming Federation official website